Noun
United States humorist and cartoonist who published collections of essays and stories (1894-1961)
Source: WordNetAmerican author James Thurber wrote The Wonderful O (1957), a fairy tale in which villains ban the letter 'O' from use by the inhabitants of the island of Oooroo. Source: Internet
Around that time, White wrote to James Thurber that he was "about half done" with the book; however, he made little progress with it until the winter of 1944-1945. Source: Internet
James Thurber described White as being a quiet man, disliking publicity, who during his time at The New Yorker would slip out of his office via the fire escape to a nearby branch of Schrafft's to avoid visitors whom he didn't know. Source: Internet
Smith drank as steadily as his characters; his appearance in James Thurber 's The Years with Ross involves an unexplained week-long disappearance. Source: Internet
The Man Who Was Walter Mitty: The Life and Work of James Thurber. Source: Internet
James Thurber is a third example. Source: Internet